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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

"The GOP leaves behind millions of supporters identified as 'real conservatives,' angry whites who just could not adjust to change." Too bad.....

...................................................................................................................................................................COMMENTS:* Exactly, same for me. Now it is Clinton all the way – of the three Trump, Cruz and Clinton she is the only sane choice. Never thought I would say it.* The only SANE choice? LOL What? Are you serious? America just needs to come to grips with the fact there are NO viable choices for president of this country this election.* It’s the arrogance mind set of the leaders of the republican party that is killing that party. Things like refusing to even consider a new SCOTUS Judge out of hand, that the president nominate. In short. ” If things isn’t done our way we refuse to do the job we was send to DC to do by the people”.* I am not a republican,but i admired Kasich during the debates.He and Carson were the only two on stage not spewing ugly accusations,not resorting to name calling and acting like decent human beings.Because of this it seemed Kasich and Carson didn’t get much time to speak.Trump just kept butting in on other’s time to respond and the way he kept after Bush just took over the debates.In his words,it was a disgrace.And to think he will probably get the nomination by being a loud mouthed, bullying jerk.This country has really changed.The man even discussed his genitals on national television and people found it acceptable.What next?* All the blame should fall on Mitch McConell and John Boehner. Years of obstructionist politics from two guys that could not be elected dog catcher in a national election. A far cry from the party Ronald Reagan built. What a shame.* The GOP and its supporters are a sad joke at this point. They’re wrong about science, they’re wrong about economics, and they’re wrong about social institutions. The party has no dignity left. It’s hard to believe that any self-respecting author belonging to any self-respecting institution continues to support these clowns.
...................................................................................................................................................................Rest In Peace To The Republican Party
By John Zogby, March 16, 2016

The Republican Party, known by its nickname as the Grand Old Party, died on March 15, 2016. It was 162 years old. The party, born in the strife of the 1850s, succumbed to internal strife, sources said.The GOP had been suffering from hopeless internal divisiveness brought on by multiple sectors internally all claiming to be the “real conservatives” and no one ready to agree on a unifying theme. The party stopped breathing because of demographics that were stacked against it and its inability to adjust to a different America demographically, culturally, and having a worldview that didn’t recognize new global realities.

What accelerated its demise, however, was the consistent victories and accumulation of delegates by real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump. Party sources said that Trump was able to exploit fears of white Americans who could not adjust to a changing America. One Trump supporter told us that “We grew up in an all-white America with Christian values. We look around and see immigrants, Muslims, people who are just not like us.” Others cited Supreme Court decisions that granted gay Americans the right to marry and legislation that expanded healthcare coverage to millions of previously uninsured Americans.

Party officials made last ditch efforts to revive the dying party but primary voters granted Trump victories in key states like Florida, Illinois and North Carolina. Given that Trump ran a campaign against party officials, eschewed the services of GOP policy elite advisors, ignored the role of campaign consultants, and—according to many party leaders—most likely did not believe much (if any) of the things he was saying, any effort by GOP establishment to stop Trump was doomed before it really began.

“How do you deny the nomination to someone who actually comes to the party’s convention with the most votes? Are we a party that respects votes or a party that bows to its elites?” said one Trump supporter.

But several of those party elites reiterated that “We just cannot go into this general election with a nominee who attacks Hispanics, Muslims, foreign nations, women and more.” Others noted that they simply cannot support Trump as a Republican candidate. Ironically, sources said, the very group—notably Millennials—who were not necessarily enthusiastic about likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would probably raise their intensity level to vote against Trump.

In short, according to GOP officials, “We had a choice to either accept Trump as our nominee or fight his nomination. Either way we lose.”

The GOP leaves behind millions of supporters identified as “real conservatives,” angry whites who just could not adjust to change.

Calling hours will held in Cleveland July 18-21.

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I may be dead wrong about this, especially since Hillary Clinton is a damaged candidate and the GOP has strong state parties that control the majority of state governorships and legislatures.

But after March 15, it appears that the GOP is heading towards some serious bloodletting. There may be some efforts to sit down and “make deals” with Donald Trump, but he has said a lot of things about a lot of people—and those statements are simply not going away.
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